The phrase "a small event in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a minor occurrence or happening within a specific context or timeframe.
Example: "The conference will include a small event in the afternoon to encourage networking among participants."
Alternatives: "a minor occurrence in" or "a brief incident in".
This is Hovefestivalen, a small event in its first year on a little island off the south coast of Norway.
Last week, days before the announcement about the layoffs and the strategic turnaround, BlackBerry unveiled a new, larger phone called the Z30 at a small event in Malaysia.
The Big Chill began 10 years ago as a small event in the Welsh hills, organised by Pete Lawrence and Katrina Larkin for their friends.
Drugs cheat Dwain Chambers yesterday twice achieved the Beijing qualifying time for the 100 metres at a small event in Germany and will now challenge the ban that prevents him from competing in the Olympic Games.
Hornby recently gave an audience a taster of Funny Girl at a small event in north London, at which he explained that the novel is an attempt "to rewrite history and create a British Lucille Ball".
The departure of one independent-minded executive amounts to a small event in a larger drama that has forced traditional media and entertainment companies to rethink how they do business.
It will make its official debut in March for International Women's Day at an event in New York City, and with a smaller event in Los Angeles.
So when she held a smaller event in the state on Monday, a visibly emotional coal miner, Bo Copley, asked her about it.
The last player to sweep the singles and doubles at an A.T.P. tournament was Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela, who pulled off the feat last year at a smaller event in Bucharest.
Had it occurred five years earlier, Clijsters would probably have been on the next flight to a smaller event in Memphis, Dubai or Paris to regain her form.
While Mr. Mulally will be on stage in Times Square in New York with the television personality Ryan Seacrest, extolling Fusion's fuel efficiency, Mr. Fields will preside over a smaller event in Los Angeles.
